Chapter 824: First hit, then give a sweet date

(0824)

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"The Governor is here?"

"Go out and have a look!"

The crowd stood up one after another, looking at each other, surprised and happy.

When Zhang Zhun arrived in Yangzhou, the hearts of these Yangzhou merchants were really ups and downs. Some people even had cold sweats on their foreheads because of excessive worry. The reason is very simple, their fate is all in Zhang Zhun's hands.

At this time, no one speaks as good as Zhang Zhun! If Zhang Zhun wants them to live, they can live. If Zhang Zhun wants them to die, they will really have a way out. They have heard too many legends about Zhang Zhun, and now they finally have the opportunity to meet the real person. What would Zhang Zhun’s real person look like?

When the crowd walked to the door of Tianning Temple, they saw that it was already heavily guarded and soldiers from the Tiger Army were everywhere. They were standing solemnly in grass-green military uniforms, with muskets in their hands all covered with bayonets. The bright bayonets made the cold sweat on the foreheads of some merchants even faster.

Not long after, Zhang Zhun appeared on a white dragon horse. He was wearing a straight military uniform. As soon as he appeared, everyone present was secretly surprised. Zhang Zhun was indeed too young. If he had not seen the real person, he would not believe that in the past three years, he had the most popular one in the entire Ming and Jin Kingdoms.

Zhang Zhun took a boat to go south from Huai'an Prefecture, then went ashore at the pier of Yangzhou City, and went directly to Tianning Temple. The well-known people in Yangzhou Prefecture were all in Tianning Temple, which saved a lot of trouble. The soldiers of Min-Capital Warriors he brought had already controlled every corner of Yangzhou Prefecture. In other words, Yangzhou City is now the world of the Hu Ben Army.

The new Yangzhou prefect Wang Donghua has also taken office. Under the shock of the Hu Ben Army's bayonet, the garrisons in Yangzhou Prefecture either turned against each other collectively, or retreated westward, to Fengyang Prefecture or Yingtian Prefecture. But overall, there are not many people willing to retreat. What more lower-level soldiers are more willing to get is the benefits brought by the Hu Ben Army's "Juntian Order".

It is precisely because of the huge power of the Juntian Order that most of the imperial army, including Caoding, Guards, and combat soldiers, had no intention of fighting with the Hu Ben Army. Being killed by the Hu Ben Army had no benefit at all, the imperial court would definitely not even have a pension. On the contrary, if you surrender to the Hu Ben Army, you will definitely get at least five acres of land. Such a simple thing can be measured by fools, and what choice should be made.

"I am Zhang Zhun!"

Zhang Zhun's opening remarks are simple and powerful.

He rode on the white dragon horse, his eyes slowly swept over every big man present. Looking at their faces, he knew that his power had fully shocked them. Shen Lingfei's goal should be to achieve it. Well, since he has given others a blow, it is time to give others a sweet date. Beat and pull, this is the way to control the enemy.

The merchants present were silent after hearing Zhang Zhun's words. They were too enthusiastic. They didn't want to. If others stole 80% of their property without asking any questions, can you still pretend to be smiling? If they resisted, they did not have the ability to do so, so they had to use non-violent and non-cooperation measures.

Chen Lingfei came up at the right time, introduced to Zhang Zhun one by one, and said in a leisurely manner: "Master, this is the Yangzhou salt transport envoy, Lord Qin Liangde. This is..."

The person who was named after the name hurried up and saluted Zhang Zhun. Everyone was silent collectively, saying that non-violent and uncooperative *** was OK. The law would not blame the public! However, if Chen Lingfei called the name, if he was still not tactful, it would not work. The gun would hit the bird! If Zhang Zhun came to kill a chicken to warn the monkey and killed himself to sacrifice the flag, it would be unfair. What's more, the first person to be named was Qin Liangde, who had long planned to surrender to the Hu Ben Army.

Zhang Zhun shook hands with them politely and said gently: "Okay, okay, okay."

Judging from his expression, there was no sign of emotion. This reaction made the merchants present feel very uneasy. They hoped to get a safety promise from Zhang Zhun. However, it was obvious that Zhang Zhun seemed not to be ready to give them this guarantee easily.

The group returned to the side hall and sat down nervously. Their eyes all fell on Zhang Zhun. Several people opened their lips slightly, as if they were about to speak, but in the end they didn't say anything.

Zhang Zhun glanced across, smiled slightly, and said slowly: "I know what everyone is thinking and what everyone needs. Well, I can tell you solemnly that as long as you donate honestly, your personal safety will definitely be protected."

"I, Zhang Zhun, will not use a penny for your donation. Everyone just have to worry! Every penny of money you donate will be used on the people of Northern Zhili. They will be grateful to you. Your names will be carved on the stone tablet."

After a pause, Zhang Zhun pointed to the civil servant beside him and said with a cold expression: "Let's get to know Xian Mo from Northern Zhili. He turned out to be the governor of Zhuozhou. The donated wealth will be jointly managed by Xian Mo and fifty other Northern Zhili people. I, Zhang Zhun, myself, will only be responsible for the same management and will never interfere."

Xianmo stood up at the right time, bowed with a fist, and said with a smile: "I, Xianmo, representing Zhuozhou and the five million people in Northern Zhili. Thank you everyone! After the Northern Zhili was defeated by the Tartars, most of the county towns were razed to the ground, and many people in the county towns were slaughtered by the Tartars, leaving only a sporadic population."

"The reconstruction of Beizhili has a long way to go. I thought it would take at least thirty years to restore Beizhili to its original state. However, with the strong help of everyone present, coupled with the efforts of Songjiang Prefecture, Suzhou Prefecture and Changzhou Prefecture, I think that perhaps in ten years, Beizhili can restore its former glory."

"Bei Zhili and Nan Zhili, I heard that they are brother provinces. We all live under the same blue sky and in the same country. When we are in trouble, we should help each other. This time, it was our compatriots from Nan Zhili who helped us in northern Zhili. Next time, if our compatriots in Nan Zhili are in trouble, we will also be generous!"

He picked up a wine glass and said with a smile: "I don't have the respect to you, so I can only offer you three cups to everyone by borrowing flowers to offer you! If you come to Beizhili in the future, I will hold a banquet to entertain everyone to express my gratitude! I will respect you first!"

After saying that, he raised his glass and drank it all in one go, then poured himself wine, drank two more glasses in a row before he pulled the glass over. He was not a good person at drinking, but after these three glasses of wine, his face suddenly became extremely rosy.

Other people from the Northern Zhili delegation also stood up and toasted to all the merchants present. Among them, there are all kinds of people. Some people have some cultural level and speak a bit. Some people are purely illiterate, rough, and they can't speak well.

Seeing that Zhang Zhun really brought a large number of people from Beizhili, the merchants present lamented silently. They would rather deal with Zhang Zhun than deal with these people from Beizhili. It would be much easier to deal with one person than to deal with fifty people.

Many Yangzhou businesses are amused and crying. Zhang Zhun brought such a large number of people. If they get involved with them, they will be skinned even if they don’t die! The few cultural people in it are easy to deal with, but the other rude men are not easy to deal with. The scholars can’t explain it clearly when they meet soldiers. The situation is really difficult to deal with.

No one knows why Zhang Zhun brought such a group of people to Yangzhou, which was a mess. However, Zhang Zhun naturally had Zhang Zhun's reason. What Zhang Zhun hated the most was that the money in his hand was embezzled by the people below. If a few Guo Meimei were made, it would not be enough to provide disaster relief, let alone reconstruction.

This delegation is precisely because there are all kinds of people that it is easy to supervise and remind each other. As long as Zhang Zhun pays attention to it in time, they will not dare to cause any trouble. Corruption will definitely not happen in the short term.

"This Zhang Zhun is such a weird guy..."

After hearing Xian Mo's words, Qin Liangde felt even more secretly in his heart, and at the same time he became very interested in Zhang Zhun. Alas, the world seems to have really changed, and a person who is not moved by white money appears.

Is Zhang Zhun really not ready to use this money?

It's really incredible.

Chen Lusheng, Wang Dalu, Lu Hanzhong and other merchants were also secretly suspicious. They quietly turned their eyes and exchanged their thoughts. Is this silence of Zhang Zhun, or is Zhang Zhun really selfless and not ready to ask for their half of the money? For a moment, everyone was thinking about everything, and the hall was silent.

Zhang Zhun said slowly: "You may think that my means of asking for money are indeed a little too ruthless. Well, I admit that this is indeed a very trick. But there is no way, the destruction of the Tartars on Northern Zhili is really too serious. As long as you help me, Zhang Zhun, through this difficulty, I will not forget everyone."

What does it mean to beat a stick and then give a sweet date? That's it. First, they suppressed the merchants in Yangzhou, but now they suddenly gave a little hope. As long as these merchants in Yangzhou surrender and accept the arrangements of the Hu Ben Army, they will never think of finding out the palm of the Hu Ben Army's hand in the future.

Lu Hanzhong mustered up the courage and said tactfully: "Governor, we are all salt merchants, we are all private salt business, and we only know how to do private salt business..."
Chapter completed!